Posts Tagged Bettendorf
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Have you checked your credit card bill and noticed a charge you did not make? More people are becoming a victim of a scam or fraud every day. If you see a charge you did not make on your credit card, you have a right to dispute the c...
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Choices in Senior Living
By Roger Brannan Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Explore the many options available in today’s senior housing. The choices for senior housing have changed significantly over the years. Back in the 1990s, seniors had basically two choices; either living at home or move into a nursing ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston It was probably last month that I re-investigated my poetry library, a bookcase with six stacking shelves. I have lots of incoming poetry, but this treasure trove, 95 percent a gift from Dick Mackin of Bettendorf, contains thousands of poems and instructions on how to compose the...
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Going into a Nursing Home
By Roger Brannan Administrator Bettendorf Health Care After the initial adjustment to moving from home and into a facility, most residents enjoy and appreciate the care they receive in a facility. Let’s face it. No one truly wants to move to a nursing home. Our senior citizens prefer to ...
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What is a Living Will and Why Do I Need One?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care A living will is intended to provide instructions for others to make medical care decisions for you when you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself. Although the term living will may sound like a last will, it has nothi...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter At least once per week, while watching or reading, we hear about how a scam was tried, or was successful on a senior citizen. With computers now being used by seniors, more and more of the scams now happen through the internet. Recent...
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What is Medicare Part A and B?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Medicare Part A provides assistance for hospital care, skilled nursing care, and home health care and health maintenance organization expenses. Medicare Part B provides assistance with physician expenses, medical expenses and health care rela...
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Your Advocacy Connection – Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care In the past six months, my role in the long-term care setting has changed dramatically. For nearly 30 years, I worked in the health- care industry as an Administrator, and then I retired. I now work part-time and find myself as a vis...
